2fer, CBS: Hello, Emmy? - Goodbye, merger?

[UTUSN]

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/60-minutes-set-air-segment-225854038.html

‘60 Minutes’ Set to Air Segment That Will Infuriate Trump

.... “On the campaign trail, President Trump vowed to wield the power of the presidency to go after his perceived enemies,” the segment’s description reads. “Now in the White House, Trump is using executive orders to target some of the biggest law firms in the country that he accuses of ‘weaponizing’ the justice system against him.”

But now, 60 Minutes is biting back by roasting the president with a segment dedicated to calling out the president’s harsh measures against law firms that have been targeted with executive orders by second the Trump administration.

Correspondent Scott Pelley, who is reporting the story, last week noted the departure of Owens and called out CBS’ corporate parent, Paramount Global. ....

CBS and Trump’s settlement discussions have taken place as Paramount Global seeks the president’s approval of its merger with Skydance, an American media production company.

https://www.mediaite.com/news/kamala-harris-60-minutes-interview-that-sparked-trump-lawsuit-lands-emmy-nomination-for-outstanding-edited-interview/

60 Minutes Interview That Sparked Trump Lawsuit Scores Emmy Nomination for ‘Outstanding Edited Interview’

The 60 Minutes interview that President Donald Trump claims was “deceptively” cut to favor his 2024 Democratic presidential rival Kamala Harris — and is the subject of his $20 billion CBS lawsuit — is now up for an Emmy in the “Outstanding Edited Interview” category.

The October interview with Harris, which aired during the 2024 election cycle, was nominated Thursday alongside sit-downs with Celine Dion, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, Pope Francis, and Brittney Griner. But unlike the others, this one comes with a federal investigation and the weight of a lawsuit launched by the sitting president. ....

While CBS maintains its defense of the show, insiders say its parent company, Paramount Global, is in talks to settle with Trump — a move that has infuriated some CBS News veterans and sparked the departure of longtime executive producer Bill Owens. ....

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[calimary]

1. Sigh...

Yet ANOTHER “settle with trump” episode. How many of these will there be? All it ever means is: he’s found a devious way to extract more money from people or entities.

Sooooooooooo sick of him.

[erronis]

3. I'll bet you a few dollars that the moneys that are extracted by trump's threats aren't going to the US Treasury

or if they are they are earmarked for distribution to the real crooks behind trump (and his family.)

[calimary]

11. Probably right into his pocket (or his bank account).

[erronis]

12. Overseas or dodgy-crypto.

[Shipwack]

2. Slight tangent...

What are the odds that Trump will demand a special Emmy/Oscar/??? for “lifetime achievement”? While these are independent organizations, Trump could implicitly (or explicitly) threaten the hosting networks…

[erronis]

4. There is no limit! How about getting 10 Gold Medals in the next Olympics?

[UTUSN]

6. He's the cowbird/cuckoo stealing other birds' nests to hatch his eggs.

He really thinks he should be able to have all marks of distinction - Hey, if GORE, CARTER, OBAMA can have Nobels why not him?!1 He has a replica World Cup on a shelf, mine below. But, really, while I often agree that he has "no limit," I was unprepared for his "joke" that he should be Pope - not to mention Lindsay GRAHAM's "joking" that the Church ought to "keep an open mind" about it. And it is breathtaking that his MAGAts make comments like, "If he wants to be a dictator, fine."

[erronis]

7. For trump that would be used as a butt plug (just to show you I'm hep to the lingo...)

[dchill]

5. It's all about the Prize - the NOBLE Prize! 🏆

[erronis]

8. That's a great idea. Let's have a ceremony with lots of pomp and gilt where he gets the Noble Prize for Everything!

The dotard would be happy. Faux Noise and others could broadcast it - live from Mars-d'Largo.

[dchill]

10. ALL the pomp and NONE of the circumstance!

But more gilt than the world has ever seen.

[BidenRocks]

9. Al Capone? Tax evasion.

Chump?
Change the rules, fire the employees and investigators and voila, no scrutiny of any financial disclosure.
Meme coins? Private Clubs?

Chump's great America was the 1890s with the robber barons.